Podcasting101 Clarice Smith Teacher Inst

Nancy Proctor [email_address] 4 August 2009 Podcasting 101 For the Clarice Smith National Teacher Institute Smithsonian American Art Museum August 3-7, 2009 http://claricesmithamericanarted.ning.com/

Why Audio? Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 4August 2009

Heard not herd Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 4August 2009

Why Podcast?
Subscription – ‘push’ – content
Portable
Personal
WWW=whatever, whenever, wherever
Multisensory
Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 4August 2009

Content approaches & types
Scripted – like blogs written for the ear
Interviews: with experts or ‘vox pops’
Conversations
Types
Soundtracks: ambulatory
Soundbites: ‘stops’

Start with the questions
What makes folk art, 'art'? How is folk art different from fine art? Why is it in museums?
Who makes folk art? What were the people who made it like?
What do the symbols mean?
Where does all this stuff come from?
What is it made of?
Why are fishing lures considered art?
What is up with the penguins?
Where did all these fish come from? One person or lots of people?
More information about the "memory" idea about the ceramics that have the stones and other objects. Could you give an example from one of these pieces?
Nuestra Señora La Reina Del Cielo (Our Lady Queen of Heaven) 1991, Horacio Valdez

Download & Search Soundtracks & Soundbites Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 4August 2009

The Soundtrack
Provides a linear narrative and contextual information: tools for understanding the key principles of the displays, both in the gallery and beyond .
‘ Downloaded’ for audiences on-site and beyond.
Is a story or a conversation that the visitor can join.
Immersive, but may be divided into a number of connected segments.
Like a good album, book or catalogue, should be possible to enjoy over & over again…

Soundtrack Sample Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 4August 2009

Soundbites
Are ‘atoms’ of information.
That facilitate going deeper on a particular object/subject.
Are commonly called ‘stops’ – or ‘starts’!
Can be a tool for information gathering by the visitor e.g. via bookmarking;
Can be reused across the museum’s analog & digital platforms as well as those of third parties.

Soundbite Sample Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 4August 2009

Soundtracks & Soundbites Combined Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 4August 2009

The Power of the Dialectic Nancy Proctor, ProctorN@si.edu 4August 2009

Empowering Student Voices
Sophie Hunter Colston, 1896
William R. Leigh
Born: Falling Waters, West Virginia 1866
Died: New York, New York 1955
oil on canvas 72 3/8 x 40 7/8 in. (183.8 x 103.9 cm.)
2nd Floor, East Wing
Podcast by Holton Arms HS student, Pamela S.

5 Top Tips
Start by asking yourself – or your students – what questions the artwork or collection provokes, and structure your podcast to answer those questions
Use dialogue to empower your listener to have an opinion and join the conversation
Multiple voices and approaches add variety and interest
Take into account the context in which your audience will be listening: in the classroom? On the bus? At home? And design for that experience.
DON’T JUST READ A TEXT THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR READING!

Resources
Smarthistory.org
MuseumMobile.info podcasts & wiki
Museum Podcasts: http://museummobile.info/archives/136
Gallery overviews & soundtracks: http://museummobile.info/archives/190
YouTube: how to podcast http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-MSL42NV3c

Your Assignment
Work in pairs or small groups
Each person makes a unique piece of audio around a similar/same theme/artwork/question
Recording today
Editing on Thursday

Podcasting101 Clarice Smith Teacher Inst

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